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Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae, (sculpture). Artist:  Moore, Henry, 1898-1986, sculptor. Hermann Noack Bildgiesseri, founder. Title:  Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Vertebrae, (sculpture). Dallas Piece, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. x L. 24 ft. x W. 10 ft. 7 in. Inscription:  Moore/H. Noack Berlin signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Abstract curvilinear sculpture comprised of three forms, set in fountain pool. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located Fourth Avenue Building, 1001 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Seattle-First National Bank of America, 1001 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  One of three editions. The sculpture was part of a larger collection of art works originally acquired by the Seattle-First National Bank for its new headquarters building. Twenty years later, in 1986, when Seafirst had to sell its headquarters building, a public outcry over the potential sale of the art work to a private collector resulted in the purchase and gift of the sculpture to the Seattle Art Museum. For further reading see Seattle Times, Oct. 9, 1986, pg. A1 and Sept. 7, 1986, pg. A23. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. City of Dallas, 1988. Seattle Arts Commission, "A Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle, WA, 1991, pg. 59. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places, Seattle: Univ. of Washington Press, 1992, no. 4.13. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 63760057   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 63760057 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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